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Hazel Lenora Church (1919–1952) Toni Ince Webb (1961–1974) Delbert Eugene "Del" Webb (May 17, 1899 – July 4, 1974) was an American real-estate developer and a co-owner of the New York Yankees baseball club. He founded and developed the retirement community of Sun City, Arizona, which was built by his Del E. Webb Construction Company.
Gabe Paul was general manager of the Yankees during the 1977 World Series. Lou Piniella served as field manager and general manager in 1988. Four Yankees GMs are enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame: Ed Barrow, [ 24] George Weiss, [ 25] Larry MacPhail, [ 26] and his son, Lee MacPhail. [ 27] Ralph Houk, [ 28] Gene Michael, [ 29] Lou ...
— Casey Stengel Uncertain of whether he would be successful as a baseball player, Stengel attended Western Dental College in the 1910–1911 offseason. He would later tell stories of his woes as a left-handed would-be dentist using right-handed equipment. The Blues sold Stengel to the Aurora Blues of the Class C Wisconsin–Illinois League. He led the league with a.352 batting average ...
The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared in at least one game for the Cleveland American League franchise known as the Blues (1901), Bronchos (1902), Naps (1903–14), Indians (1915–2021), and Guardians (2022–present). Players in Bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Lou Gehrig (1903–1941) was the first Yankees player to have his number retired, in 1939, which was the same year that he retired from baseball due to a crippling disease. In 1923, the Yankees moved to their new home, Yankee Stadium , [ 82 ] which took 11 months to build and cost $2.5 million (equivalent to $40,000,000 in 2021). [ 83 ]
Career highlights and awards. All-Star ( 2024) Logan Tyler Webb (born November 18, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the Giants out of high school in the fourth round of the 2014 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2019.
MLB Record 67 doubles, single season. William Earl Webb (September 17, 1897 – May 23, 1965) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball, playing from 1925 to 1933. He played for five teams, including the Boston Red Sox for three years. He batted left-handed, and threw right-handed. He was born in White County, Tennessee, and died ...
He was then drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 18th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft and signed. He made his professional debut in 2010 for the Low-A Auburn Doubledays, and also pitched for the Single-A Lansing Lugnuts, accumulating a 1–7 record and 4.74 ERA in 68.1 innings of work. Webb split the 2011 season between Lansing ...